UPS Man Really Delivers

by Roger Sinasohn (Subscribe to Roger Sinasohn's posts) Jan 20th 2009 5:01PM

Categories: Newborns, Pregnancy & Birth, Weird But True

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Our UPS guy has delivered everything from diapers to Land Rover parts, antique computers to boxes of little foam shapes. One thing he has not delivered, though, is a baby. That special honor goes distinctly to UPS deliveryman Craig Ramirez of Carol Stream, IL. Ramirez delivered his daughter recently, right in his living room.

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Amelia Yvonne Ramirez is the fifth Ramirez child, so her parents weren't expecting anything out of the ordinary. Even before they could make it out the door on the way to the hospital, however, Amelia decided she wanted out. "I said, 'No, it can't be coming," said Ramirez, 34. "It can't. That's not even in the realm of reality.'"

But indeed it was. With his wife, Lisa, 31, standing up and leaning on the sofa, Ramirez knelt down and his daughter slid right into his arms. "I basically went by what I had seen the doctors doing for the other four babies," he said. "I thought, 'I can't do this.' But there was nothing else I could do. It was me. That's it. I said, 'Craig, it's all you, man.' "

Little Amelia started crying immediately, a good sign. And with a little bit of help from a 911 operator, Craig used a shoelace from his New Balance running shoes to tie off the umbilical cord. Both Amelia and her parents are doing great.

Ramirez says he can't wait to hear the 911 tape of his call, but he's not looking forward to the delivery jokes when he returns to UPS. "Wow, I can't believe I delivered one of my children," he said. "I'm glad it went well... My work is going to have a field day."

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shab 1-20-2009 @ 8:09PM

did he require a signature?

S 1-21-2009 @ 5:33AM

hahahahahaaaa

Michelle 2-01-2009 @ 9:49PM

NO it was a driver release area!!

Sheila 1-20-2009 @ 8:27PM

Very cool under pressure...

Congrats and best of health. Now...who gets up for those midnight feedings......(well...I carried him for none months...yeah..but I delivered him.....LOL)

Jack 1-20-2009 @ 9:32PM

managers probably tried to fire him

aflutterby 1-20-2009 @ 9:41PM

No Shab, it was a driver release!

robmirtri 1-20-2009 @ 11:52PM

No wonder UPS' slogan is "when it has to be there overnight! What a delivery... they oughta somehow put this story in one of their commercials!

big sal 1-20-2009 @ 10:03PM

they said it wouldn't be here till next week.

YMV 1-20-2009 @ 10:45PM

Gives new meaning to "See what brown can do for you"! Congrats to the family on their newest package. No signature required.

MGR 1-21-2009 @ 12:22AM

hey Jack waaaaa waaaaaa is that you crying or the new baby......congrats to the UPSER

eaglephot 1-21-2009 @ 12:46AM

I know them! I sing with Lisa at our church in Glen Ellyn! Parkview Community Church in Glen Ellyn, IL!

Anita 1-22-2009 @ 8:57AM

I grew up in Glen Ellyn.

michael 1-21-2009 @ 1:13AM

congrats fellow upser wonder if the story will be on upsers website & to the comment about tring to fire him you are right unless he planned the time off 3 weeks ahead of time

Mozack2 1-21-2009 @ 2:53AM

UPS is merging with FEDX and the new name is FED-UPS

Sunny 1-21-2009 @ 6:52AM

I hate to be cynical but someone went a long way out of their way to find this sappy story.
So now this guy has had his 15 minutes of fame on the Internet.
Now ask him if he can get our packages delivered on time as well.

Katie 1-21-2009 @ 5:31PM

Sunny, there always has to be one person leaving some stupid and negative remark, doesn't there? Good job, I hope you feel better about yourself, commenting on people whom you don't know whatsoever. That is my sister who delivered that baby and I would prefer it if you would take your cynicism elsewhere since you obviously have nothing better to do with your time than attempt to put a damper on a very happy time.

gemini 1-22-2009 @ 3:34AM

Sunny, you have a serious cloud above your head. Well stated Katie.

ohplease 1-24-2009 @ 4:16PM

That is really neat. Let him have his 15 min of fame, he deserves it. I am sure his coworkers are saving up the jokes for his return.

Ex UPSer 1-24-2009 @ 5:43PM

I hope the sorry union represents him well when his manager fires him for taking unauthorized time off work to deliver his baby! What a piece of crap UPS management is. Been there done that. Congrats to this driver and his wife. Hope he has a job to go back to with the sorry company he works for..........

UPSer 1-24-2009 @ 6:18PM

Hey Ex UPSer, all because because you weren't smart enough to keep your career at UPS you shouldn't rain on Craigs parade... besides UPS doesn't work on Christmas Day, so whatever he does on his time is his business unlike whatever you did on on company time to get your dumb ass fired!

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